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11 August 2014
Fantastic device. Cheers Acer and Google.
Yeah, I love this machine as my casual daily-use computer, school computer, and penetration testing machine.
The ability to boot multiple Linux distros simultaniously is incredible and fun, and the netbook does a bang-up job for every day tasks (word processing, YouTubing/Netflixing, and Linuxing). Thanks to Google Drive and Google Play Music, I only need to boot up my real computer when I want to record music or play a game; which means I sometimes happily go for weeks living off this Chromebook. All for ~$120.
I started out getting a Samsung Chromebook Series 3, which is equally useful for the average user (and perhaps slightly more powerful due to the ARM processor), but quickly decided to get this Acer; so I could actually install programs in Kali and Ubuntu. While Samsung's version is perfectly fine, I prefer the Acer's chassis (well, mainly the screen's hinges). Although, the Acer does have a fan; so it's not completely free of moving parts like the Samsung was.
Sadly the single-core processor is noticeable when running Kali, or when there are too many windows open; but overall it gets the job done.